Chocolate chip cookies

1) Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and line a baking tray. Chop the chocolate
and set aside.

2) Cream the sugars, margarine, golden syrup and vanilla extract
together until pale and creamy.

3) Sieve in half the flour and thoroughly mix into the sugar/margarine
mixture. Add the chocolate and mix into the dough.

4) Gradually add the rest of the flour, ensuring the flour is mixed in
completely after each addition. The dough should be stiff enough to mould with
your fingers but still soft. (See picture below)

5) Take one heaped tablespoon of dough per cookies and set on the tray-
approximately 6 heaps per tray. Squash the heaps of dough down a little to
encourage the cookie to spread. Bake the cookies for approximately 10-12
minutes or until lightly golden. The cookies will still seem 'doughy' in the
middle when you first get them out of the oven. Allow them to cool for a minute
or two on the tray before lifting them off with a spatula and placing on a
cooling rack.